Basie 8 & 16

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  1. Neal's Dealcomp/arr : Neal Hefti
  2. Bluebeard Bluescomp/arr : Neal Hefti
  3. Golden Bulletcomp : William 'Count' Basie, Milton Ebbins
    arr : Neal Hefti
  4. These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)comp : Jack Strachey, Holt Marvell
  5. I'm Confessin'comp : Chris Smith, Al J. Neiburg
  6. One O'Clock Jumpcomp : William 'Count' Basie
  7. I Ain't Got Nobodycomp : Spencer Williams, Roger A. Graham
  8. Little White Liescomp : Walter Donaldson
  9. I'll Remember Aprilcomp : Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye
  10. Tootiecomp : William 'Count' Basie
    arr : head
  11. Howzitcomp/arr : Buster Harding
  12. Nailscomp/arr : Buster Harding
  13. Little Ponycomp/arr : Neal Hefti
  14. Beaver Junctioncomp : Harry "Sweets" Edison
    arr : Buster Harding

1-10 : Count Basie Octet

Personnel (on 1-3): Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Jimmy Lewis (b), Buddy Rich (dr), Clark Terry (tp), Buddy Defranco (cl), Charlie Rouse (ts), Serge Chaloff (bs)

Location & Date : NYC, May 16, 1950

Personnel (on 4-10): Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Jimmy Lewis (b), Gus Johnson (dr), Clark Terry (tp), Buddy Defranco (cl), Wardel Grey (ts), Rudy Rutherford (bs)

Location & Date :
NYC, Nov 2, 1950(4-6)
NYC, Nov 3, 1950(7-10)

11-14 : Count Basie And His Orchestra

Personnel : Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (gt), Jimmy Lewis (b), Gus Johnson (dr), Lamar Wright, Clark Terry, Al Porcino, Bob Mitchell (tp), Michael 'Bootie' Wood, Leon Comegys, Mathew Gee (tb), Marshal Royal, Reuben Phillips (as), Wardel Grey, Lucky Thompson (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bs)

Location & Date : NYC, Apr 10, 1951